Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments

Chapter 323 - 178: Artifact Spirit: You’re Not Here for the Inheritance?

If the distance between them was slightly greater, its effectiveness would be halved again.

But those Demon Cultivators could still exert seventy to eighty percent of their original strength, enough to create a decisive, crushing advantage.

Under such favorable conditions, it wouldn’t be difficult for them to fight ten ordinary cultivators of the same level at once.

However, the Demonic Qi could only affect projected Magical Power; it couldn’t weaken pure physical strength.

Xiao Chen tracked the flow of the surrounding Demonic Qi to pinpoint the location of the nearest Demon Cultivator, then charged straight at him, fist raised.

"Oh no, he’s a Body Cultivator!"

The Demon Cultivator shouted as he scrambled backward, "Quick, help me stop him!"

At the same time, he pulled out a special Talisman and activated it immediately.

They were, of course, aware of how formidable Body Cultivators were, so they had made preparations before coming.

Each of them carried different types of Restriction Talismans, such as Body-Stabilizing Talismans, Binding Talismans, Ice Seal Talismans, and so on.

However, when his Body-Stabilizing Talisman hit Xiao Chen, it immediately dimmed and fluttered to the ground.

At the same time, the other Talismans activated nearby were just as useless, like scrap paper, failing to hinder him in the slightest.

SPLAT!

A sound like a watermelon bursting rang out.

The headless Demon Cultivator slowly collapsed to the ground.

Then, like a tiger pouncing on a flock of sheep, Xiao Chen lunged at the remaining five.

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"The Talismans are useless! Switch to Magical Artifacts and block."

"Use your Secret Techniques!"

"Stop him!"

Amidst the panicked cries, Xiao Chen effortlessly shattered the Shield in front of him, punching straight through both it and the Demon Cultivator hiding behind it.

"Yellow Springs Nine Secrets·Blood Boiling Divine Spell!"

The lead Demon Cultivator bellowed, and a bloody light suddenly appeared in his hand.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a ten-foot-long Talisman covered in several arcane inscriptions that swirled like boiling magma.

As he unleashed this Secret Technique, the surrounding air began to grow scorching hot.

The three nearby Demon Cultivators hastily scrambled out of the way, not daring to get close.

Even the Cultivators waiting outside could feel waves of heat wash over them as the blood in their veins began to burn.

They had been left here to block the other Cultivators precisely because of this Secret Technique.

The Blood Boiling Divine Spell was a Curse developed by the Yellow Springs Dao specifically to counter Body Cultivators.

Once activated, it could ignite all the blood in a person’s body, causing it to churn uncontrollably like boiling water.

The more vigorous a person’s Qi Blood, the more intense the burning, and the more severe the pain they would endure.

"Die!"

As the man’s voice fell, the Divine Spell shot straight at Xiao Chen and began to burn furiously.

Instantly, everyone in the vicinity felt the temperature inside their own bodies double.

Many of the Cultivators hastily retreated, simultaneously circulating their Magical Power to suppress their own blood.

Yao Dehai quickly took out two Talismans, sticking one on himself while shouting toward the entrance, "Xiao, get out of there!"

"I have a Spirit-Suppressing Talisman here! It can nullify the Curse!"

Due to the obstruction of the Demonic Qi, he couldn’t see the person inside at all, much less find a way to send the Talisman in directly.

"Don’t worry, I have a way."

Xiao Chen first bent down to pick up a Storage Bag from the ground, to prevent it from being obscured by the Demonic Qi and becoming hard to find.

He also called back a reply to Yao Dehai, telling them to rest assured.

Although the Blood Boiling Divine Spell looked incredibly dangerous stuck to his body, he actually couldn’t feel anything unusual at all.

Even though the thing appeared to be burning, it was fundamentally a Curse, which meant it was completely countered by his Divine Protection Veil.

He then strode toward the Demon Cultivator leader not far away.

"Damn it, he’s coming again!"

"The Curse doesn’t seem to be working! Quick, stop him!"

"Qiang, what the fuck are you standing around for? Use the Soul-Shaking Bell!"

At the leader’s prompting, Qiang, who was not far off, hastily retrieved a small, delicate bell from his Storage Bag.

He was actually reluctant to use the Demon Soldier, as it required an extremely high price each time.

Besides, he had already used it once before.

But seeing that Xiao Chen was unstoppable and about to reach the leader, he gritted his teeth, steeled himself, and slammed a palm into his own chest.

Spurred by the Palm Force, he let out a "WAH!" and spat out a large mouthful of Essence Blood, instantly activating the Demon Soldier.

TINKLE TINKLE TINKLE~!

A crisp, clear ringing immediately sounded, as pleasant as a wind chime.

However, that was merely its superficial effect.

The moment the Soul-Shaking Bell was activated, a true hum would resonate.

An ordinary person’s ears couldn’t hear it at all, but it could directly rattle a Cultivator’s Divine Soul.

Those with weaker Divine Souls would instantly be shocked into a stupor.

Even a Cultivator at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment would be left with numb and powerless limbs, standing dazed on the spot for a good while.

The surrounding Demon Cultivators, however, had long been prepared, simultaneously activating a specific Secret Technique to protect themselves from its effects.

After all, this kind of area-of-effect Magic couldn’t distinguish between friend and foe.

Even Xiao Chen was staggered for a moment this time.

This kind of attack, which directly targeted the Divine Soul, was not within the Divine Protection Veil’s scope of protection.

Fortunately, he had achieved Celestial Dao Foundation Establishment, so his Divine Sense was already stronger than that of an ordinary Cultivator. On top of that, he had later consumed a full sixty-four Beneficial Spirit Pills, which had tremendously increased the strength of his Divine Sense.

He was only stunned for a moment, recovering in less than half a breath.

Pushing off the ground with his right foot, he instead charged right in front of Qiang.

He snatched the bell right out of his hand.

"This is impossible!"

Qiang’s expression was utterly ghastly; the scene before him completely overturned the understanding he had built over the past several decades.